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unnai vendrida yaaru? Unnai
petradhil perumai kolludhu Thamizh
(nadu)! was the song on my lips
as I left Sathyam cinemas after
watching Unnaipol Oruvan. Kamal
has set innumerable trends in
Tamil Cinema and Indian Cinema
and here is another major one
from him. Words are refusing
to fade from my mouth in praising
this man's love towards cinema;
a man who has done a multi-starrer
all by himself in Dasavatharam
has taken the backseat in Unnaipol
Oruvan. The reason for my awe
is that it is just not Mohanlal
who shines in this multi-starrer
but there is Ganesh, there is
Sethuraman who match the veterans
scene to scene. Never seen such
a scene in Tamil cinema !!!
I would not like to write a
review of this movie but just
elaborate on the movie's highs.
Of course, absolutely there
are no lows in the movie.
1. Kamal's passion for good
cinema - goes to the extent
of not getting a song played
even as the end credits roll
(which helps the mood of the
film to stay on), albeit his
daughter being the composer,
requires great guts. I was expecting
Vaaname ellai song at the end
but it was not to be... What
better example can one give
for this man's love towards
his work?
2. Mohanlal - He has shown what
master class is through his
performance and also what great
actors are made of. Makes you
yearn for more; the dignity
of a police officer, .
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body language which will make you salute him
as if he is a real police COMMISSIONER !!!
Simply superb! His interactions with each
of the characters are noteworthy. Be it the
clash with Lakshmi, or the command over his
assistants or interacting with the reporter
or speaking with the unknown man. A royal
salute to Mohanlal!!! And not to forget the
dialogue delivery and the punch dialogues
which are few but pack a definite punch. One
can go listing them
3. Ganesh Venkatram- Often there is battle
regarding who is the next big star among the
younger star and everyone wishes and tries
to be one. But honestly- this one performance
from this guy will speak volumes of his caliber
and dedication. His eyes, body language alone
are a proof of his acting. And this role can
be easily compared to Suriya's Anbuchelvan
of Kaakka Kaakka Watch out for the next big
gun Ganesh Venkatram.
4. Sethuraman- I did not even notice his name
till the credits but this boy’s style
simply refuses to go out of the memory. The
way he completes a task before even Mohanlal
assigns and the spark in his eyes. To crown
it all, the way he responds when Mohanlal
queries about whether he has any fears in
taking up this particular task because he
could risk his life, is worth a royal salute.
More often than not, we read and hear about
police not being sincere and being negligible
towards public. But these three made me SALUTE
the police force. I wish all the POLICEMEN
in the country had the same dedication and
pride regarding their job as this man. Not
many movies show policemen in good light and
this movie did and how!
5. Screenplay and Dialogues - The screenplay
flies at the speed of a missile and when the
movie does end- you keep wishing for more..,
Dialogues as in all Kamal movies are spot
on and make you laugh, cry, think, applaud
and what not. The CM's voice specially is
like an art by Ravi Varman. Kamal can alone
think like this. In fact, every single dialogue
that the Commissioner speaks ring applause.
Witnessed such claps after a long time for
each and every scene!
6. Music and direction - Excellent underplay,
just what the movie needs and nothing extra.
7. Neeraj Pandey - If I forget to mention
him, it would be injustice. The brain behind
the original, his thinking and making needs
nothing less than a National Award. Hope he
gets it next year.
The last time a movie made such an impression
on me was Mozhi, not to forget Paruthiveeran,Vaaranam
Aayiram and the recent Naadodigal.
Kamal, you have done Indian cinema proud for
fifty years now and this is another glory
in your crown... Keep us entertaining...
So guys and gals, ladies and gentlemen, what
are you waiting for? Let us celebrate 50 years
of this legend along with Unnaipol Oruvan.
faisal mps,
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